1. Ave maris stella,
Dei mater alma
Atque semper virgo,
Felix caeli porta.
1. Hail, Sea-star we name thee,
Ever-maid acclaim thee,
God His Mother, Portal
To the life immortal.
2. Sumens illud Ave
Gabrielis ore
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans nomen Evae.
2. Ave was the token
By the Angel spoken:
Peace on earth it telleth,
Eva’s name re-spelleth.
3. Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce.
3. Free the worldly-minded
Luminate the blinded,
Every ill repressing,
Win us every blessing.
4. Monstra te esse matrem,
Sumat per te preces,
Qui pro nobis natus
Tulit esse tuus.
4. Plead, and play the Mother!
He will, and no other,
Born for our salvation,
Hear thy supplication.
5. Virgo singularis,
Inter omnes mitis,
Nos culpis solutos
Mites fac et castos.
5. Maiden meek and lowly,
Singularly holy,
Loose the sins that chain us;
Sanctify, sustain us.
6. Vitam praesta puram,
Iter para tutum,
Ut videntes Iesum
Semper collaetemur.
6. Help us live in pureness,
Smooth our way with sureness,
Till we also eye Thee,
Jesu, ever nigh Thee.
7. Sit laus Deo Patri,
Summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto:
Tribus honor unus.